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Household Hints & Help

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4. there was a little ice on the back wall of the freezer. Nothing like the old kind though.

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 10:39 PM

Oct 2013

I defrosted it all day, put bowls of hot water in, used a blow dryer to dry it out.

Thanks for your advice.

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trouble shooting the fridge [View all] grasswire Oct 2013 OP

Gotta give it a full defrost and inspect. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #1

how do I know if it's a frost free fridge? grasswire Oct 2013 #2

More or less, if it's post-1990 it's frost free. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #3

Sounds like an older unit. It has just one compressor. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #5

Frost free refrigerators have heaters in them JayhawkSD Oct 2013 #6